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On Schedule, As Designed and the Stakeholders are Thrilled!

On Schedule, As Designed and the Stakeholders are Thrilled!

Stakeholder reactions to the newest Babcock family project implementation.

That’s my girl!

That’s my girl!

This is my youngest daughter, Mary. She’s supposed to be finishing up a use case for me, but I’m pretty sure she’s just surfing the ‘net.

Did I Really Write That?

Did I Really Write That?

As I was scanning through some of my old documents, I found that I wasn’t that thrilled with a lot of my older work. Ever had that happen to you?

Farewell to JonathanBabcock.com

Farewell to JonathanBabcock.com

Farewell to JonathanBabcock.com, and welcome to Practical Analyst!

Sherlock Holmes on the Necessity of Requirements

Sherlock Holmes on the Necessity of Requirements

During some time off a while back, I went to Project Gutenberg and downloaded The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I still haven’t read them all, but I was surprised to see the great detective speak out so strongly in favor of requirements in A Scandal in Bohemia.

Pardon the Mess..

Pardon the Mess..

I’m experimenting with a new look for my site, so I apologize if the appearance isn’t consistent over the next day or two.

New Tools – and Their Implications

New Tools – and Their Implications

What would you think of a tool that could turn natural language into software code? Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Well, there is already such a tool in the works, although it’ll probably still be a while before they’ve ironed out all the wrinkles.

Going to the Atlanta IIBA Chapter Meeting

I just RSVP’d to attend this coming Tuesday’s Atlanta IIBA chapter meeting. This will be my first time attending, and I’m really looking forward to it.

Happy 1st Birthday, Blog!

Happy 1st Birthday, Blog!

Stats, impressions, and thank-yous after a successful first year on the blogosphere.

Dr. Pausch’s “Last Lecture”

I just want to pass along a story I read in this morning’s WSJ that I think will appeal to this blog’s audience because a] it’s about one of our own; a “techie”, and b] it’s just a neat story. I really appreciated it, and think you will, too. Anyway, let’s take a short break [...]